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Cam bearing stud stripped. what to do.



All studs are removable... I'm assuming you striped the stud threads and 
not the head where the stud screw into. You should be able to spin the stud 
out and spin a new one in.

What problems, besides this, did you discover installing the cams?

-Raffi


At 03:13 AM 7/9/2003 -0400, Ryan H wrote:
>As topic states, I somehow stripped one of my cam bearing studs.  So, are 
>these things replaceable?  I mean, could I find a stud, then tear the old 
>one out using vise grips or something?  If not, how bad of an idea is it 
>to use the nut on it and just torque it approximately.  I imagine it's not 
>a good idea, but not many other options.  Camshafts are easy to 
>install?  Yeah, sure they are.
>
>
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